College%20Promise
How Community Colleges Are Supporting Students Through Rising Costs
Community Colleges across the nation are stepping up and providing resources to students as they face soaring inflation costs.
CHIPS & Science Act: What’s In It For Community Colleges, and What Items Were Left Out
President Biden signed in to law a major bipartisan legislation focused on domestic manufacturing of computer chips and science innnovation. How does it impact community colleges?
Congressional District Work Period: An Opportunity for Community College Leaders
The month of August allows federal lawmakers to spend time in their home states and districts, and presents a great opportunity to community college leaders to strengthen relationships and be stronger advocates for their students and campuses.
Community colleges foster racial and gender equity in the manufacturing workforce
Women and people of color are underrepresented in the manufacturing workforce. Community colleges aim to foster better racial and gender equity.
How Micro-Credentials Can Support Social Mobility in Rural Communities
In a rapidly changing economy, micro-credentialing has emerged as a time-saving and cost-effective method to help learners gain recognition for their skills. Digital Promise’s new research explores the impact of earning micro-credentials on the social mobility of rural learners, prioritizing those impacted by poverty, particularly Black, Latina/o, and Indigenous populations.
“They Need to be Connected:” Furthering College Completion, Including through Adult Reengagement, through Degrees When Due
Today, more than 39 million Americans have some college credit, but no awarded degree and, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions more did not enroll to begin their higher education journey. In 2018, well before the pandemic began, IHEP launched the Degrees When Due (DWD) initiative to reengage the “some college, no degree” (SCND) population.
